Saturday, March 24, 2012

Great Expectations

When I saw this week’s case file, one thing came to mind
instantly… my ultrasound image of my daughter.I had not scrapped it yet, and she’s eight now!

Here's my layout:

Evidence: flowers, clouds, something fluffy, stars

Testimony: Document a journey; Inspiration words: magic,
mystery

Journaling says:

Great Expectations

At the first ultrasound, they only saw the tiniest speck of
a blinking light. The doctor told me not to get my hopes up. Waiting for the
next doctor’s visit was agonizing. At the next ultrasound, the mystery was
revealed.Against the odds, that
tiny blinking speck of light was your heartbeat. You were just a little peanut,
hanging out… growing more every day. And this is the picture they took of you
on that day. What a cute little profile you had even then.

Hope renewed, but anxiety was high. The doctors gave me a
lot of medication to make sure you would stay in there. For the months that
followed, the doctors watched you very closely. We spent a lot of time together
in the doctor’s office; listening to your heartbeat, making sure you were okay.

We didn’t know until the day you were born if you were a boy
or a girl. You were a mystery, and I wanted to be surprised!

I was so hopeful that my dreams would come true. In the end,
they did. What a blessing and miracle you are little girl!